DJ PIPPI & WILLIE GRAFF - Universal Language - 2LP - 180g Vinyl [JUN 14]

2LP - Limited Edition 180g Black Vinyl.   

Dj Pippi & Willie Graff present their sophomore LP Universal Language, continuing their pioneering experiments with the Balearic sound.

This duo of Ibizan royalty began their collaboration 17 years ago, connecting through a special enthusiasm for the freedom and diversity of Balearic music. Odd singles here and there found their way to the labels such as Compost, Leng and Archipelago but not until 2022’s Follow Your Dreams (Music For Dreams) did a longer release see light of day.

Now following up that celebrated debut, Pippi and Graff present a fresh batch of soulful, luxurious and highly original Balearica. Twelve tracks escort us through the duo’s manifold styles, modulated with subtle layers of eloquent instrumentation and effervescent synths.

Starting with the nebulous Latin-flavoured drama of ‘Un Buen Sueno’ featuring vocalist Carmen Cano. On through ‘N’Goni’, a luscious synth-chugger laden with the effortless artistry of guitarist Mikkel Nordsø.

There’s the shaded machine funk of ‘Golden Hour’, which introduces vocalist Jade PraiZe; the impossibly infectious sun-drenched house cut ‘Soul Free’; the beatless bliss of ‘Harmonized’; the downtempo exotica of ‘Let Me Show You’; the Balearic bossa of ‘Faz Favor’; or the timeless easy-breezy nothing-but-good-times title track.

Tracklist: 

A1. Un Buen Sueño feat Carmen Cano (6.21)
A2. N'Goni feat Mikkel Nordsø & Anders Ponsaing (6.16)
A3. Aire feat Antonio Jimenez Muñoz. (6.20)

B1. Golden Hour feat Jade PraiZe. (7.12)
B2. Dance First Think Later feat Paul Powell. (5.50)
B3. Island In The Sun feat Santino Surfers. (6.38)

C1. Soul Free feat Chilani, Walther & Olio. (5.10)
C2. Harmonized feat Mathias Heise. (3.54)
C3. Let Me Show You feat Santino Surfers (5.56)
C4. Faz Favor feat Rodrigo Sha & Pere Navarro. (5.52)

D1. Universal Language feat Mathias Heise (6.44)
D2. Anta Lika feat Reinhard Vanbergen. (6.19)
D3. Noche De Primavera feat Troels Hammer & Rodrigo Sha (6.56)